Instruction manual

6 Input and Output 89
6 To create a step protocol where the voltage returns to a baseline value between steps, alter
the Time Off to a number greater than zero. The resulting wave would be similar to that seen
in Figure 6-8 on page 89.
Figure 6-8: An example of a step protocol punctuated by returns to baseline between steps.
7 A Constant voltage protocol can be combined with the Step protocol to have the voltage return to a
different baseline after the completion of the step sequence. For example, setting the Holding Potential
in the sample step protocol to 500mV would cause the output amplitude of the stimulator to return to
500mV at the end of the step sequence. Subsequent firings of the protocol would begin from the new
baseline of 500mV, drop to the Start Amplitude in the example (-1V), step to the End Amplitude (+1V),
and then return to the Holding Potential of 500mV.
Ramp
Protocol
Figure 6-9: The parameter boxes on the Stimulator page set for Ramp mode
Delay: This is the time between the beginning of the recording, at the clicking of the Record
button, and the beginning of the ramp